茂才

Chinese

		luxuriant	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (茂才)		茂	才
simp. #(茂才)		茂	才

Etymology

Created to avoid Emperor Guangwu of Han's naming taboo (given name 劉秀 / 刘秀 (liú xiù)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màocái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁶ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màocái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màocái
    • Wade–Giles: mao⁴-tsʻai²
    • Yale: màu-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawtsair
    • Palladius: маоцай (maocaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mau⁶ coi⁴
    • Yale: mauh chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁶ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: meo⁶ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: muwH dzoj

Rime
Character	茂	才
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	莫候切	昨哉切
Baxter	muwH	dzoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/məuH/	/d͡zʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/məuH/	/d͡zəi/
Shao Rongfen	/məuH/	/d͡zɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/məwH/	/d͡zəj/
Li Rong	/muH/	/d͡zᴀi/
Wang Li	/məuH/	/d͡zɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mə̯uH/	/d͡zʱɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mòu	cái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mau6	coi4

Noun

茂才

1. (historical) Synonym of 秀才 (xiùcái).